Great Harwood Primary School is a primary school located in Blackburn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.8%, which is 0.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rushton Street, Blackburn

School Information

Address: Rushton Street, Blackburn, BB6 7JQ
Website: http://www.greatharwood.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01254880810
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Ault
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119162

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 315
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 99

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.3 Confidence interval -5 to 0.3
Writing
Average: -1.3 Confidence interval -3.8 to 1.1
Maths
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.2 to 0.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Rushton Street , BB6 7JQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Harwood Primary School
Rushton Street , Great Harwood BB6 7JQ 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School
St John's Street , Great Harwood BB6 7ES 		3out of 4 538 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Ash Street , Great Harwood BB6 7QA 		3out of 4 827 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood
Harwood Lane , Great Harwood BB6 7SN 		3out of 4 1,461 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street , Rishton BB1 4ED 		1out of 4 1,541 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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